Saturday, August 16, 2008

How-To and DIY Video Websites


Ever wonder how to install and secure a wireless router? How to signup for an email account? How to remove page breaks in Microsoft Word? Fix a leak in your faucet? How to thread a serger? Well, read no more…..You can learn some of these and other DIY (Do-It-Yourself) projects by watching videos on the Internet. These mini videos help compliment reading materials. Hardware stores such as Lowe’s and Home Depot have some of their most common home improvement projects. There are many other sites covering a wide range of how-to videos. Here are a few of the most popular ones:

expertvillage - www.expertvillage.com/
eHow - www.ehow.com/videos.html
howcast - www.howcast.com/
5min - www.5min.com/
Microsoft - blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_office_word/archive/2008/07/24/handy-how-to-videos.aspx
YouTube - www.youtube.com/
WonderHowTo - http://www.wonderhowto.com/

monkeysee - http://www.monkeysee.com/

Mashable (http://mashable.com/) wrote an article about their 10 Best Places to find How-To videos. Read about them here:
http://mashable.com/2007/05/14/video-howtos/



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